Meanings
cr1
Cr2
- abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of creatine.
- abbreviationbiochemistryAbbreviation of creatinine.
- AustraliaabbreviationAbbreviation of Councillor.
- abbreviationaccountingAbbreviation of credit
CR3
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Costa Rica.
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Czech Republic.
- UKabbreviationinitialismrail transportInitialism of Caledonian Railway.
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Cultural Revolution.
plural CRs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of county road.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of country route.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenutritionInitialism of caloric restriction.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of carriage return.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of clarification request.
Whereas, in a community endowed with a language that lacks CRification, as I refer to the interaction brought about by a CR, the emergent divergence among language users is so high that the language eventually dies out.
2011, Claudia Maienborn, Klaus von Heusinger, Paul Portner, Semantics, volume 1, page 861 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of complete remission.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of computed radiography.
- PhilippinesabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of comfort room (“bathroom; restroom; washroom; water closet”).
- IndiaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of class representative.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of conditioned reflex.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of conditioned response.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of consciousness-raising.
Roe v. Wade was preceded by all those moments that make a movement: tentative and explosive sharings in kitchens and CR groups; times of great courage and stillness, […]
1983 February 5, Rhonda Copelon, quotee, “Roe v. Wade: The Challenge of the Next Decade”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 28, page 5 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of championship record or competition record.
- USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of continuing resolution.
CRs are a common occurrence because it is highly unusual for Congress and the president to pass all 13 appropriations bills by the start of the new fiscal year.
2014, Robert E. Dewhirst, John David Rausch, Encyclopedia of the United States Congress, →ISBN, page 1492 more examples
Most continuing resolutions are temporary measures that expire on the date specified in the CR, or are superseded by enactment of the regular appropriations act.
2004, Allen Schick, The Federal Budget: Politics, Policy, Process, →ISBN, page 228A few days later in a meeting with the president, Clinton asked Gingrich for a continuing resolution (CR) to continue funding the government until they could work out a compromise. “If I go back and try to get a longterm CR without a budget from you, the next time you'll be dealing with Speaker Armey," he said.
2008, Steven M. Gillon, The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation, →ISBN - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of community resolution.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Championship Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Circuit Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Competition Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Course Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Cup Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Canadian Record.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of Commonwealth Record.
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemedicineInitialism of controlled release.
present singular third person CRs · participle present CRing · participle past CRed · past CRed
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounCredit.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Probably from Latin crēdēre; compare DR.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech ČR
- ČRCzech Republic
Polish RCz
- RCzCzech Republic
Russian ЧР
- ЧР (ČR)Czech Republic
Slovak ČR
- ČRCzech Republic
Ukrainian ЧР
- ЧР (ČR)Czech Republic
Cite this entry
cr. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr
“cr.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cr. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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